Fleetwood Mac is firmly cemented as an influence on today’s pop music, not just the band’s late-seventies to early-eighties glory period but the blues-rock that preceded it and the A.O.R. that followed. Next month, “Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac” will collect Mac covers from artists like Lee Ranaldo and J Mascis, Lykke Li, the Kills, and MGMT. One of the most hypnotic tracks on the tribute is “Storms,” which originally appeared on the gnomic 1981 album “Tusk” and is covered here by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie (Prince) Billy. We are pleased to offer this exclusive preview of that song.

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